Welcome to SASSYBELLA.com's coverage of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012 from Sydney, Australia. Follow our backstage hair and beauty adventures as well as our fashion show reviews, photo galleries and sights and sounds captured during the week.
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Sometimes opposites attract and come together to great amazing things. Case in point, Mezi jewellery and We Are Handsome. One is known of their amazing antique inspired jewellery, while the other designs swimwear that has been seen on the likes of Rihanna and sells out on Net-A-Porter.com. The two Australian brands came together...
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Oroton are an Australian institution, a bit like Ralph Lauren is to the USA and Gucci is to Italy. So when it was revealed that Oroton were launching a fully-fledged clothing line at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia we were intrigued. They already had a line of classic wardrobe pieces like anoraks and knits, but what would they...
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Video by Andrew Kaineder Fashion week seemed to pass by in a speedy blur that when someone asks us what our favourite shows were, only a few come to mind. One of them for us was Zimmermann. Why? Because they showed one of the most cohesive collections we saw all week, one that stretched the boundaries of creativity while keeping...
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Photo by Andrew Kaineder We love a chic ponytail, and we’ve seen a few at MBFWA. Today at the lovely Suboo show, the models were rocking a slick ponytail with intricately woven detailing- we loved it! We chatted backstage with Moroccanoil stylist and newly appointed global Director of Education, Robert Ham, to find out more...
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After a busy week jam packed with some incredible shows, we were certain that MBFWA would finish in spectacular fashion (excuse the pun), and with Nana Judy scheduled to close the onsite shows, we were pretty sure this would be the case. It was an epic sendoff. With a live performance from Amy Meredith, the vibe was set for an...
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Image supplied by ghd Their MBFWA show on Monday was a celebration of their tenth anniversary, so we were expecting big things from Ginger and Smart when they revealed their Spring/Summer /12 collection in the grand ballroom at David Jones. It was a party atmosphere when we walked in to the room and we were eager to see what...
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We took a whirlwind trip around the world on Monday, and all without even having to leave the Harbour City. Rather, it was the Camilla show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia that had us traipsing the globe, with inspiration from Australia, Bollywood, Asia and the Tropics evident in the collection, to name only a few. In the...
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Fashion week, it’s a mad mad world. So what better way to celebrate it than showing you some of the great people we see and hang out with during the week. Earlier this week we grabbed hair stylist extraordinar Alan White, who has been creating amazing hair looks for designers all week at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. While there...
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With the flurry of excitement that comes during a fashion show, it can be easy to forget about all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to create the fabulous beauty looks we see. On the last day of MBFWA, we caught up with Max Factor makeup artist Liz Kelsh, who was in charge of creating the laid-back chic make up looks at...
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When you think of the term Australiana, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely not stylish. Drab perhaps, even tacky. But Jenny Kee‘s installation at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia on Thursday redefined our opinions. Styled by Romance Was Born designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, the wildly crazy...
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